Air quality in Krakow during the winter

Hi,

I have an experience of Krakow's winter. The following winter will be my first living here but I was on a vacation here during last Christmas (I have lived here only in the summertime). When I was living here from May 2014 to September 2014 I had no difficulties and didn't notice anything with air. I'm from Helsinki which is not that polluted.

Last Christmas I came to visit my friends. I didn't feel/notice anything in 3 days. The last day of my holiday I felt something in my eye and that hurt big time. I travelled through Munich to Helsinki and that trip was longest in my life. I went to the doc in Helsinki and he asked where have I been. I had keratitis in my eye because of the air pollution. It took 6 weeks of recovering. I couldn't work at all because I my near vision was none (not because of the keratitis but the meds they gave me. They said the eye has to rest so that's why I couldn't see anything and looked like a drug addict with enlarged pupil. Anyway I recovered and it's gone. Nothing left.

I'm not telling you this not to come to Krakow. I came back. I love it here. And I guess this time I'm gonna stay for good. Just telling you it can happen but it can also happen anywhere else. It is polluted but I never felt it myself before this.

But welcome to Krakow. It's an amazing city and you will love it. People have lived here and I don't think they're sicker than anywhere else. That's just my opinion. 

if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me.

-Henna

Well, it is unhealthy, but honestly, you don't really feel it on a day-to-day basis....

Mystikal86 wrote:

Hi,

I have an experience of Krakow's winter. The following winter will be my first living here but I was on a vacation here during last Christmas (I have lived here only in the summertime). When I was living here from May 2014 to September 2014 I had no difficulties and didn't notice anything with air. I'm from Helsinki which is not that polluted.

Thanks a lot! I am actually will be moving from Espoo, it would be great to catch up with fellow suomainen in the area.  So far it seems that Krakow is a great place for all the year, except of the heating season. Pity government is not moving fast enough to solve this issue.